I have just hand fed her some plain pasta ( also recommended by the vet ) she is soooooo hungry bless her but will still not drink from her water bowl. I held an ice cube for her but she only licked it a few times I will just have to keep trying with her. I took her out into the garden again but she wouldnt walk - just plonked her bum down on the grass and looked at me I am carrying her around in her blankie so that I am not lifting her and causing her pain - she had better not get used to this
I will have to give the vet a ring tomorrow to find out when I can put her back onto her normal food - forgot to ask today also will speak to them if she is still not drinking water. Actually I have goats milk in and she loves that so will ask if I can give her that too.
Will try her in the garden again soon then have a go at putting her collar back on ready for bed

If i remember rightly from my lad, you need to wean them back on to normal food by giving them gradually larger amounts of normal food at first perhaps mixed with bland food.

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A little update

I knew she was going to be a pain she still refuses to drink water so I am feeding her drops on the end of my finger and if I take the collar off ( which I am trying to do as much as possible as it cant be comfortable for her ) she goes straight for her stitches she isnt walking properly - gets a few paces then plonks her bum down. I had to clean out my car this morning so I put her in her bed and carried it outside - she did give an attempt at barking at my neighbour ( normally would go up to him barking ) so she is at least getting back to her old self a little Eating is fine - although I have still had to hand feed her scrambled egg and pasta so far today as she has turned her nose up at her dog food. Ah and she has perfected the 'what have you done to me' look I have spoken to the Nurse at the Vets as the tablet crumbled to bits this morning when I tried to split it into four she said not to worry too much about the water for now. I will take her out for a little walk later, just to the land next to my house and see how she gets on - Im sure she will want to go out when she see's her lead

Try putting a small t-shirt on her have you got any young children close by a babygro would be great stop her having a go at the stitches, and also mix a little bit of glucose into her water and if that fails equal parts of condensed milk and water just to try and get some liquid down her!!

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Thanks Tashi - I will have a go with the T Shirt, we have one that my daughter got for her but she didnt like to wear it - now where did I put it I might try that milk suggestion with goats milk and water as I have some goats milk and she does like it

It is worth a try with the milk I dont like it when they dont drink

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I know - I would rather she drank than ate have put the T Shirt on and it just abot covers the stitches so will see how we get on with that. I refuse to walk her in it though

Yeessssssss - she drank the water and milk hates me even more for making her wear a stupid T Shirt but Yeessssss she had drink

now she has taken a drink cut the milk down until she is back to just the water and she wont hate you but you will still need to put the collar back on when you are not around

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O yay! There u go she drank eventually!
Poor little poppet-feeling a bit under the weather and sorry for herself. I sure she'll be feeling like her old self again soon

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